UK Education: Headline facts and figures for 2020/21
š 8,911,887 students in school
š 24,413 schools in total
š 26.6 Average class size
š 20.8% of the school population are eligible for free school meals (FSM) up from 17.3% in 2020
There are 8.9 million pupils attending 24,400 schools in England in 2020/21. This includes state-funded and independent schools.
20.8% are known to be eligible for free school meals, representing 1.74 million pupils. This has increased from 17.3% in January 2020.
Over 420,000 pupils have become eligible for free school meals since the first lockdown on 23 March 2020. This compares to 292,000 for the same period (March 2019 to Jan 2020) before the pandemic.
The average class size for infant pupils (reception, year 1 and year 2) has decreased to 26.6. There is a statutory limit of 30 pupils in an infant class.
explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
UK Education: Headline facts and figures for 2020/21
š 8,911,887 students in school
š 24,413 schools in total
š 26.6 Average class size
š 20.8% of the school population are eligible for free school meals (FSM) up from 17.3% in 2020
There are 8.9 million pupils attending 24,400 schools in England in 2020/21. This includes state-funded and independent schools.
20.8% are known to be eligible for free school meals, representing 1.74 million pupils. This has increased from 17.3% in January 2020.
Over 420,000 pupils have become eligible for free school meals since the first lockdown on 23 March 2020. This compares to 292,000 for the same period (March 2019 to Jan 2020) before the pandemic.
The average class size for infant pupils (reception, year 1 and year 2) has decreased to 26.6. There is a statutory limit of 30 pupils in an infant class.
explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics